COMPANY

Corporate ancestry dates back to the 1871 introduction of bananas to the United States by importer Lorenzo Dow Baker and, in 1872, by railroad magnate Minor C. Keith. Baker's efforts were incorporated in 1885 as the Boston Fruit Company, and the competitors merged in 1899 as United Fruit Company. Absorbed Cuyamel Fruit Company in 1930. Renamed United Brands in 1970, and Chiquita Brands International in 1990. Owns Atlanta AG, Frupac, Mundimar, Solar Aquafarms.

CBI has apologized for human rights violations across Central America, and acknowledged lending Chiquita ships for use in U.S.-backed overthrow of Guatemalan government in 1954 and failed "Bay of Pigs" invasion of Cuba in 1961.

Official Website:
http://www.chiquita.com/

Industry:
Food

Ticker:
NYSE:CQB

Corporate headquarters:
Cincinnati, OH

Sales:
$3.9B (2005)

Employees:
25,000

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Fernando Aguirre	Business	1958		President and CEO, Chiquita Brands
Robert W. Fisher	Business	c. 1937		President of Dole Food, 1986-90
Cyrus F. Freidheim	Business	c. 1936		CEO of Sun Times Media Group
Joe Hagin	Government	6-Jan-1956		White House Deputy Chief of Staff, 2001-08
Carl H. Lindner	Business	1919		Cincinnati billionaire

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Fernando Aguirre	Business	1958		President and CEO, Chiquita Brands
Howard W. Barker, Jr.	Business	c. 1947		Former Partner, KPMG
William H. Camp	Business	c. 1948		EVP at Archer Daniels Midland, 2003-07
Robert W. Fisher	Business	c. 1937		President of Dole Food, 1986-90
Clare M. Hasler	Educator	c. 1957		Director, Robert Mondavi Institute
Durk I. Jager	Business	c. 1944		CEO of Procter & Gamble, 1999-2000
Jaime Serra Puche	Government	11-Jan-1951		Mexican Secretary of Trade, 1988-94
Steven P. Stanbrook	Business	c. 1957		Executive at S. C. Johnson & Sons

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Morten Arntzen	Business	c. 1955		CEO of Overseas Shipholding Group
Jeffrey D. Benjamin	Business	c. 1961		Apollo Management
Cyrus F. Freidheim	Business	c. 1936		CEO of Sun Times Media Group
Roderick M. Hills	Politician	9-Mar-1931		SEC Chairman, 1975-77

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